I have this faucet and love the look, but the water coming through the vinyl tube tastes rubbery. Does anyone have a fix for that? We have had it for 2 weeks and the taste has not improved.
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We use the pitcher too and haven't run the water through it yet. We just tasted it straight out of the faucet. Thank you
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Hmm I just tried some out of ours and it tastes normal. I will say though we always use our Brita filter so it may just be a temporary taste when new.
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Sorry but I can't help because the new one I purchased to replace the plastic one has been installed. I would have to remove it to check inside. However the plastic model does route the water through plastic to the discharge. It was still functional, so I kept it as a spare. It was replaced only for cosmetic reasons because the chrome plating was coming off of the plastic.
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I haven't had that problem... I believe I'd had this faucet for almost a year now and the finish is still brand new. Sorry you are having that problem. I will pay closer attention to mine now :)
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When I first got it I thought the water tasted like dirt/minerals. It took about 2 weeks for that taste to go away but it finally did and now the water is just as good as bottled water. I think the filter probably as some small particles that need to get out before it tastes really good. I drink almost a gallon of water a day so if you really can't stand the water maybe try cooking with it or watering plants with it for the first week or 2 weeks to get rid of that mineral taste. Go through about a gallon a day.
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I haven't had the issue but here is what I might try if I had.1) boil the strainer (quite a while, at least an hour) in water with some dish soap. This would hopefully remove any acidic and neutral materials contributing to the taste2) If that doesn't work, try the same thing this time using vinegar (clear white) which would remove any basic materialsI hope that it works for you
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I wonder if you maybe have a lot of minerals in your water and if they're possibly collecting and interfering with water flow... Having a plumber check it out would probably cost nearly as much as a new one so I don't know if that would be an effective way to proceed or not. If it's something focused on the faucet, maybe you can replace just that piece instead of the entire heater unit. I would start as L. Willman suggested and contact Waste King to ask them for assistance.
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Hi. I actually bought it for my rental property. I haven't gotten complaints about the faucet. Sorry that I couldn't provide more information.
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I had a similar problem, but it was due to my cross-threading the water supply hose. I was very careful, and it appeared to be threading straight, but it was not. I changed the water supply hose (plastic) to a new one, and the problem was solved. It was user error and not due to product.
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Yes. Initially, I thought it was just discoloration, and I did notice that sometimes the water would taste funny every now and then, almost metallic. Upon inspection today, I found out that the discoloration was a rust spot that penetrated from the interior wall to the exterior wall of the bottom chamber. Really disappointed about the quality control of this product, and wondering if the rust was contaminating our drinking water.
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when you first get it just make sure to rinse it out. that would be the only time you will get that plastic taste to it. but after you rinse it out i havent gotten any plastic taste. sorry for the delay
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I am sorry but I installed this faucet in a customer house and I don't use it but I have not heard back from the customer that anything was wrong and she is a neat freak like myself. sorry I cant help .
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Sounds like you just need to replace it. These things aren't made with any real high quality materials. Thankfully, they are cheap and easy enough to replace when needed. Provided you have decent back side access to the faucet, it should take all of 5 minutes to replace.
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Hey Jeannie,Hello from sunny Singapore! It may not be the faucet causing the problem, but highly likely it's the water pressure from the plumbing. You'd need to have slightly higher water pressure coming through the pipes feeding the faucet.
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We just installed the faucet last week. It seems to work great no complaints. It was part of a bathroom remodel so was installed by the contractors. It was pretty tight fit on the hose length. We had the ceiling opened up (faucet went upstairs) in the downstairs so they were able to complete installation from that. Not sure how it would have all worked without that being opened up. I was charged a customs bill on this from DHL, I have been told it will be refunded to my credit card but haven't seen it yet.
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if no one responded, I can definitely copy mine for you and email it to you - our plumber said our faucet looked refurbished however after two weeks of use, he confirmed its good quality and fingers crossed it stays that way!
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I think the directions said you had to run quite a bit of water when you first replace the filter. We did that and had no problems with the taste. Hope it gets better.
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Hi Lynda,These faucets are not well built so more than likely it's defective. I had the same problem with the first one I purchased. I returned it and the vendor replaced it without hassle. The replacement worked fine. If possible, purchase the faucet from a nearby vendor because shipping costs might exceed the price of the faucet if you have return it more than once. Hope this helps.-Jeremy